Nicholas Latifi said the slippery Istanbul Park surface was 'worse' than driving on ice, in fact he gets more grip out of a rally car. Excitement was high for the Turkish Grand Prix as the fastest Formula 1 cars in the history of the sport were set to be unleashed around one of the best racing circuits in the world. And while the Turkish GP will go down as a Formula 1 classic, it wasn't for the above reason. Instead the new tarmac at Istanbul Park was so slippery that the drivers got nowhere near 100% out of their cars, and when the rain fell for qualifying and the race it was like driving on ice. After several spins Latifi would retire from the Turkish GP, and he said he finds more grip...
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